January Davis Cup Squads released
SOME of the biggest names in World Men’s tennis are set to pull on national colours later this month as the squads for this month’s ties were announced overnight.
All teams in the top group have been announced except for Israel and Germany, who have both been given more time to pick their players as the venue and surface type for their tie is still to be confirmed.
Serbia’s biggest name Novak Djokovic is among the big faces named for their countries, with the 24 time Grand Slam Champion and his Serbian team mates set to take on world number 13 Holger Rune and the Danes in Copenhagen.
Australia, who made the semi finals in last year’s tournament, welcome back Nick Kyrgios to its squad for the first time since 2019. He joins Alex de Minaur, Jordan Thompson and Thanasi Kokkinakis in Lleyton Hewitt’s team.
Norway also has a big name in its line up for its tie with Argentina, with world number six Casper Ruud named in the squad. He has been named alongside Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, who finished 2024 as the world number one in the juniors.
TEAM LISTS
Norway v Argentina
Dates: 30 – 31 January
Venue: Fjellhammar Arena, Oslo
Norway
Captain: Anders Haseth
Casper Ruud
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Viktor Durasovic
Leyton Rivera
Lukas Hellum Lilleengen
Argentina
Captain: Javier Frana
Francisco Cerundolo
Tomas Etcheverry
Mariano Navone
Horacio Zeballos
Andres Molteni
Sweden v Australia
Dates: 31 January – 1 February
Venue: The Royal Tennis Hall, Stockholm
Sweden
Captain: Simon Aspelin
Elias Ymer
Leo Borg
Andre Goransson
Filip Bergevi
Australia
Captain: Lleyton Hewitt
Alex De Minaur
Jordan Thompson
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Nick Kyrgios
Belgium v Chile
Dates: 1 – 2 February
Venue: Sporthal Alverberg, Hasselt
Belgium
Captain: Steve Darcis
Zizou Bergs
Raphael Collignon
Alexander Blockx
Sander Gille
Joran Vliegen
Chile
Captain: Nicolas Massu
Alejandro Tabilo
Nicolas Jarry
Cristian Garin
Tomas Barrios Vera
Matias Soto
Canada v Hungary
Dates: 1 – 2 February
Venue: IGA Stadium, Montreal
Canada
Captain: Frank Dancevic
Denis Shapovalov
Gabriel Diallo
Alexis Galarneau
Vasek Pospisil
Liam Draxl
Hungary
Captain: Kornel Bardoczky
Fabian Marozsan
Marton Fucsovics
Zsombor Piros
Mate Valkusz
Adam Jilly
Austria v Finland
Dates: 31 January – 1 February
Venue: Multiversum Schwechat, Schwechat
Austria
Captain: Jurgen Melzer
Jurij Rodionov
Lukas Neumayer
Filip Misolic
Lucas Miedler
Alexander Erler
Finland
Captain: Jarkko Nieminen
Otto Virtanen
Eero Vasa
Oskari Paldanius
Harri Heliovaara
Patrik Niklas-Salminen
Israel v Germany
Dates: 31 January – 1 February
Venue: TBC
Both countries will announce their squads once it has been confirmed what the venue and surface type will be for this tie.
Japan v Great Britain
Dates: 31 January – 1 February
Venue: Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki
Japan
Captain: Go Soeda
Yoshito Nishioka
Taro Daniel
Kei Nishikori
Yosuke Watanuki
Takeru Yuzuki
Great Britain
Captain: Leon Smith
Cameron Norrie
Jacob Fearnley
Billy Harris
Neal Skupski
Chinese Taipei v USA
Dates: 31 January – 1 February
Venue: Taipei Tennis Center, Taipei City
Chinese Taipei
Captain: Lu Yen-Hsun
Tseng Chun-Hsin
Wi Tung-Lin
Hsu Yu-Hsiou
Huang Tsung-Hao
Ray Ho
USA
Captain: Bob Bryan
Alex Michelsen
Marcos Giron
Mackenzie McDonald
Rajeev Ram
Austin Krajicek
Czechia v South Korea
Dates: 31 January – 1 February
Venue: RT Torax Arena – Sareza, Ostrava
Czechia
Captain: Tomas Berdych
Jiri Lehecka
Tomas Machac
Jakub Mensik
Adam Pavlasek
Maxim Mrva
South Korea
Captain: Chung Jongsam
Kwon Soonwoo
Gerard Campana Lee
Shin Sanhui
Nam Jisung
Chung Yun Seong
Denmark v Serbia
Dates: 31 January – 1 February
Venue: Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Denmark
Captain: Frederik Nielsen
Holger Rune
Elmer Moeller
August Holmgreen
Johannes Ingildsen
Serbia
Captain: Viktor Troicki
Novak Djokovic
Miomir Kecmanovic
Dusan Lajovic
Hamad Medjedovic
Laslo Djere
Switzerland v Spain
Dates: 1 – 2 February
Venue: Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel
Switzerland
Captain: Severin Luthi
Jerome Kym
Marc-Andrea Huesler
Remy Bertola
Dominic Stricker
Spain
Captain: David Ferrer
Pedro Martinez
Roberto Carballes Baena
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Pablo Carreno Busta
Croatia v Slovakia
Dates: 31 January – 1 February
Venue: Dvorana Gradski vrt, Osijek
Croatia
Captain: Velimir Zovko
Duje Ajdukovic
Marin Cilic
Borna Gojo
Mate Pavic
Nikola Mektic
Slovakia
Captain: Tibor Toth
Jozef Kovalik
Lukas Klein
Milos Karol
Norbert Gombos
Alex Molcan
France v Brazil
Dates: 1 – 2 February
Venue: Palais des Sports Jean Ros, Orleans
France
Captain: Paul-Henri Mathieu
Ugo Humbert
Arthur Fils
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Brazil
Captain: Jaime Oncins
Thiago Seyboth Wild
Joao Fonseca
Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida
Rafael Matos
Marcelo Melo
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